Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE8 1PP
How much crime is recorded in NE8 1PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bensham North
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
NE8 1PPGateshead
How safe is NE8 1PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 1PP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE8 1PPNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Burglary12.59.1
Criminal damage and arson12.34.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Public order7.54.6
Other theft6.14.5
Other crime5.21.5
Robbery3.71.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs3.02.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.